No Gimmicks
Too often we assume art requires interpretation. But paintings don’t need to broadcast meaning to be meaningful.
Interview by Karolle Rabarison
(We had a fun conversation with Andrew back in 2012 and felt it was time to catch up.)
The Morning News: Tell me something about your paintings that most people don’t know.
Andrew Masullo: The paintings are by-products of the process.
TMN: Has there ever been a time when you didn’t paint anything?
AM: I’ve spent most of my life not painting anything. Continue reading ↓
Selections from Masullo’s recent paintings are on view at Boston’s Steven Zevitas Gallery through March 21, 2015. All images used with permission. Copyright © the artist, all rights reserved.
Interview continued
TMN: Imagine an exploding box of glitter. Nuisance or art?
AM: “Something is a work of art when it has filled its role as therapy for the artist.” Louise Bourgeois.
TMN: Something from your childhood that you wish would come back into fashion?
AM: I miss the days when only men in the armed forces and sideshow freaks were tattooed.
TMN: What’s the worst advice you’ve ever given?
AM: In 1981, I took my own advice and began working in a reinsurance company. I quit after two days. It was my last fling at adulthood.
TMN: Skydiving or bungee jumping?
AM: Hot air ballooning.
TMN: When do you lie?
AM: When I sleep.
TMN: Would you rather be a turtle or a squirrel?
AM: A squirrel if I don’t become road kill, a turtle if I don’t become soup.
TMN: If this were your very last conversation, how would you sign off?
AM: I wouldn’t.